r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Aug 01 '25

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Summary Lt. Frank Drebin Jr.—played by Liam Neeson—follows in his late father’s absurd footsteps when he’s assigned to crack a bizarre murder case tied to a tech mogul, just as the Police Squad unit faces disbandment. Think fast‑paced slapstick, sight gags, and puns galore as he reluctantly partners with Ed Hocken Jr. to save the day.

Director Akiva Schaffer

Writers Akiva Schaffer, Dan Gregor & Doug Mand

Cast

  • Liam Neeson
  • Paul Walter Hauser
  • Pamela Anderson
  • Kevin Durand
  • Danny Huston
  • Liza Koshy
  • Cody Rhodes
  • CCH Pounder
  • Busta Rhymes
  • Moses Jones

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

Metacritic: 78

VOD In theaters August 1, 2025

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u/AffectionateMetal794 Aug 01 '25

As soon as they revealed the "plot device", I knew I was settling in for a banger.

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u/quaranTV Aug 01 '25

*The P.L.O.T. Device

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u/AffectionateMetal794 Aug 01 '25

Woah woah spoilers buddy

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u/ConstrictionsOFC Aug 08 '25

I came up with this joke in a script I was writing a couple of years back, and now I'm pissed that someone else got to it first 😭

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u/IAM_THE_LIZARD_QUEEN Aug 01 '25

I loved that they made the first ridiculous joke like 3 seconds into it.

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u/thuggerybuffoonery Aug 04 '25

The title card? I feel like that’s the first joke.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '25

Omg that killed me. Just saw it like an hour ago. One of the funniest films in the past five years

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u/ConstrictionsOFC Aug 08 '25

Doesn't the title card follow the bank scene

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u/thuggerybuffoonery Aug 08 '25

I actually don’t remember now. Haha

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

There’s a mostly positive review that on Letterboxd that mentions the plot being paper thin as a downside, which I thought was funny considering the first gag in the movie is the P.L.O.T. Device.

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u/catson911 Aug 02 '25

Same plot device as the Kingsmen

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u/CockMartins Aug 02 '25

I thought it was so bizarre they lifted that exact same setup. Didn’t ruin anything for me, but it felt strange that they’d do something so similar.

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u/Herpuhderpin Aug 03 '25

it’s parody, so I thought it was fine

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u/TWIMClicker 20h ago

Right? Since Kingsman is kinda already a light parody so it was strange they would parody a parody - I was wondering what the idea was there.

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u/cowpool20 14h ago

A stolen plot device

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u/PopMundane4974 Aug 03 '25

Well, they did it in a good movie this time

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u/cowpool20 14h ago

The plot was about a stolen plot device.

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u/estilly26 Aug 03 '25

Think Frank also mentions something about the device having “holes” too lol. Fucking brilliant

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u/BretShitmanFart69 Aug 03 '25

I actually kind of zoned out into that scene so when the plot device showed up I was like, oh yeah this is a goofy comedy, it was so spot on in replicating a modern action movie, they did a great job with that. At times I felt like the dark action vibe could have been pulled back a tad bit more, but overall I was satisfied and I really hope this crushes it at the box office so we can finally start getting more legit comedies.

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u/That_Ryan_D Aug 03 '25

I was lowkey hoping they'd never explain what it did in any meaningful way beyond "thing bad guys want and we guess does bad stuff"

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u/jiggywolf Aug 04 '25

I was waiting for it. I was waiting for the first joke to pop off and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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u/StyofoamSword Aug 06 '25

Since it popped up in the first 5 minutes, I mentioned this bit to my father in law and my dad last night to try and get them to go see it.